Measure 109 depends on federal cooperation because the therapy will remain illegal on the federal level. The measure would not mean psilocybin would be available in stores or to take home. Measure 109. The Oregon Psychiatric Physicians Association argues that the measure is unsafe and makes misleading promises to people struggling with mental illness. A…
The measure does set up a two-year development period that will cost a small sum [the financial impact during the two-year development period, which runs through December of 2022, is estimated to be $7.0 million General Fund to begin activities required under the Act according to the Department of Administrative Services] before the system of…
Their original initiative, IP-12, provided for sweeping penalty reduction and decriminalization; their new initiative [IP-34, now Measure 109]… explicitly criminalizes psilocybin [mushroom] possession outside a therapy center Measure 110 would make possession of psilocybin [not mushrooms] no longer a criminal act. Original Article (Leafly):Election 2020: Oregon psilocybin and drug decriminalization initiatives guideArtwork Fair Use: Thomas…
There’s a reason Initiative 65 has found such widespread support: It was crafted with Missippians in mind. The creators of MM2020 sought to design a conservative program that Mississippians could rally behind. The politicians’ Alternative 65A is rife with vague language and a lack of specifics. It offers no framework for providers, or even a…
Hartle was one of four terminally ill Canadians who was granted a Section 56 exemption to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act by federal health minister Patty Hajdu last month. Since then, the organization reports that two more exemptions have been granted… Dr. Tobin applied for his own exemption… and has yet to receive a response. [Section…
That’s the eighth-highest number of signatures an official government petition has received this Parliament. It states that the government should “immediately discontinue enforcement of statutes or regulations that prohibit or impose onerous restrictions on informed adult use, growing, or sharing of any plant or fungi, where an established record of traditional use exists.” Additionally, legislators…
The House will vote on legislation next month [September 2020] to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act… marijuana is already legal in 11 states. The vote would be the first taken by either chamber of Congress to take marijuana off the Controlled Substances Act. Removing it under the act would eliminate the federal prohibition…
The theory is that DEA could presumably take action against hemp extract manufacturers during this stage, before the business is able to dilute the THC to be in compliance … “I think that that’s what makes this so dangerous,” he said. “It’s kind of a combination of the ambiguity in the 2018 Farm Bill itself,…
One often overlooked side effect of the war on drugs is the role of the U.S. Attorney General, the nation’s top law enforcement official, as the country’s chief drug policymaker… [who] dictates which drugs can be produced, researched, prescribed, and consumed. However, serving as Attorney General or DEA Administrator requires no training in science, medicine,…
[One of many proposals include, substitute the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as the agency responsible for classifying drugs pursuant to the Controlled Substance Act (CSA).] As calls to divest, defund and abolish local police agencies echo across the U.S., it is also time to elevate those calls to…
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